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With more than half of 2018 in the rearview mirror, a look at trends on track for growth in 2019 is in order. Trendwatching.com offers insights into what is to come in its “The Future Of Retail” online article. Influencing consumer expectations and retail sales in 2019 will be:

Designers Guild (212-967-4540, designersguild.com) reaches back more than a century for design inspiration, with several elements in its latest collections influenced by the travels, writing and photography of the remarkable Isabella Bird.